Dactylorhiza foliosa, the Madeira orchid[2] or leafy orchid,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[4] It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) and producing spikes of intense, magenta-pink flowers in late spring.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Dactylorhiza |
| Species: | D. foliosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylorhiza foliosa (Rchb.f.) Soó (1962)
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This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[3] (confirmed 2017).[6]
Synonyms edit
- Orchis foliosa Sol. ex Lowe (1831), illegitimate homonym, not Sw. 1800 nor Masson ex Ker Gawl. 1819 nor Spreng. 1826 nor Schur 1866
- Orchis latifolia var. foliosa Rchb.f. (1851)
- Dactylorchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
- Orchis orientalis subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) Klinge (1898)
- Dactylorchis foliosa (Rchb.f.) Verm. (1947)
- Orchis maderensis Summerh. (1947 publ. 1948)
- Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. foliosa (Rchb.f.) H.Sund. (1975)[4]
Gallery edit
References edit
- ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 84 (Ser. 3 no. 14) pl. 5074
- ^ "Dactylorhiza foliosa". EPPO Plant Database. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b "RHS Plant Selector - Dactylorhiza foliosa". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links edit
- Czech Botany, Dactylorhiza foliosa(Rchb. f.) Soó – Madeiran Orchid
- Alpine Garden Society
- IOSPE orchid photos, Dactylorhiza foliosa (Sol. ex E.N. Lowe) Soó 1962 Photo courtesy of R. Buscail and the Orchids of France and Europe
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